Motor-plow.



A. E. COOK & T. VAN TUYL.

MOTOR PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTA 6, Ism.

Pai'eted Apu 25, 1916.

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MOTOR PLOW.

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MOTOR PLOW.

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A. E. COOK L T. VAN UYL. MOTOR PLUW.

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ej@ Sneeirleetezi e filer. @iig To @il whom t may concer/n Be it known that We, ALBERT E. @K and THOMAS VAN Terr. eiizene of ehe nited States, anni residents 'of the city er" ebOi, in she county of Se@ and State ei' iowa, and Kankakee, Kankakee County, illinois, re speetively, have invented Certain new and useful improvements in isioteriiews; and we do hereby declare that the ioilewing is a. uii, ciear, and enact deseriptien of the saine, reference being had te the accompanying drawings, and $0 'the numbers er referN1 ence marked thereon, which form a. pars ef 4iii-ie Speeieatien.

This invention reiatee te improvements in meter piowe 0i the clase wherein the pierring, er at ieaet e material par thereof. is aeeeniplished by the centraiiy supper-emi pien"- ing means adapted for adjustment @ze Vary the depth of 'the ent er the stirring of the Seil. and wherein the mechanism. as a Wheie enibracee suiixahie propelling and treetire means which elise may serve te etir er eniiai vate the eeii and upon and between which. the main plowing means are ennperreei ee permit adjuenienr/ to depth ei' the ent.

it is also en object of the inveniien 10 ford construction 'whereby the machine niajy' he driven with equai aeiiitj/ in either direction. or, iii preferred., ebiiquey. ihereby ehviating the necessity of turning iheina shine at Corners.

it is a further ebjeeiu' eiz Aehe inveniien Je afford a spring suspension whereby ehe ina-- Chine is reiieved frein the major portieri 01"' the stresses occasione@ hy ineqnaiiiies ei Sun iiaee.

it is finally an object or me invention in Fiorai an exceedingly pewerini and efficient niaehine fer the purpose specified, and yet @if simple construction, and aciapied 'im he operaie@ hy ene having bn iii-ie previene experience.

lThe invention in a. preferreci ferm) ie iiinstrasted in Jehe drawings, and hereinaier more 'niiy deserihefi.

in' the drawings: Figure i. is a bep pian View of a device embodying @nr irweniien. Fig". 2 is a similar View with 'the decir 'ami engine removeni, and with parte breken away. Fig. 3 is a side elevar-ien. Fig. is a section on line 4 4 of Fig'. ii. Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary see'tien teken ein line 5--5 of i. 6 is an enlargede iregnienfeary. "pian"rienT erf .e e-rwari engi Gif ehe machine with ishe d eir emitted. 7 ie a. similar View ef the central poreien ei the machine, with the deel; omitted. Fig'. 8 is a detail Section 4with .parte omitted, on line 8 8 of Fig. 3, illustrating a pari; of `the ad.- jnsting means for the eenrrai piowing ele*u ments. Fig.. 9 is en eniarged fragmentary sicie eievaiien illustrating the snepeneionanfi operation ef the @entrai or main plowing means. i0 ie an eniargeci fragmentary eeciena'i deraii eniine 10-10 ei" Fig. 6. M J" eenen en line 'iii-ii ei? Fig. 'i'. Fig. i2 is an eniarggeri, fragmentary deigaii section with parte emitted, "raken en line Q-Mi@ of Fig. 7. Fig. i3 is an eniargeri section taken en line @if iFifJ. 'i'. Fig. M is an enlarged eieaii section on iine Ii/i 0i Fig'. 7. Fig. i5 is an enlarged, iragjnienary, tra everse Section taken through ehe iframe, one of 1the main internai gears Wheeie. ansi the reiier hereier. E" i6 iss an eniarged eeeiion en 1.lne iG- L Fig. 8., Fig'. i an eniargei eci-ien en iine lli-Wi? ef i@ is eeelion en line iS-i8 nii Fig. 8, and iiineithe Werm gear drive for wearing the ieri ames herizongaiiy. Fig. is e eeeriien en iine i9--i9 ef Fig. i8. iEig. 20 is a seeiien en iine .f500i/ eil ig. i8. Fig'. 2i an eniargeri section miren en iine Qi-i ei? 6. ig. 29, ie e section taken on iine @if 2i. Fig. 23 is an eniargefi, regmenitary rieiaii sect-ien o' ehe steering and eperaibing mechanism, teken en iine S23-23 ei l.. ie a siiniiar eeeiienai View @if ehe operaiing ier'ers.. ne shown on iine @M24 ef iiig. 25 .ie an eiiiergeei., eectienaiv View en iine Ebvm Fig. 8. Fig. 2G is a @entrai iengitmiinei eee rien ef any of "ehe disk shafts.

Ae ehewn in the drawingge. parallel eide '"1- ne niernhere each eeiinp rarely faeing hreaci Wehheii rigidly eenneeveci at enne ane? ini-er inediaie `Lheir hy eiree frames; 2, sie' Shown in Fige. and ii. Said eireie rramee eenrkprise each annniar frame ineinie :in eniarged, transverse section here 3, 4i, sind 5.) each eenstruei'eci of an 'Warriiy facing angie bar er here, having;1 Hangers ai the top. anii having a Width ei "web "ee fit 'within said siiis l, and rigidly seemed. ihere'se hy means of heirs or rivers. ila-,tending iengiituriinaily the machine. one

as shown, extending from end to end of the machine and through the webs of the circle frames near the top thereof, and rigidly secured thereto by riveting through the upper flanges of each. Diagonal braces 8, extending from said side sills obliquely, for Wardly, and rearwardly, at an angle of approximately 45, are rigidly secured to center sills within said circle frames, the line Vof direction of said bracespreferably being such as to pass through the center of said circle frames. Any suitable or convenient means may be employed for engaging the braces in place. Preferably', however, the same pass through suitable apertures in the respect-ive webs of the respective circle frames, and are rigidly sccured by riveting, bolting, or welding thereto, and tothe respective sills.

Within each circle frame below the center sills andfbraces before described, is rotatably mounted a revolubly circular carriage 9, constructed of channel bars, the flanges of 'which are directed inwardly, and rigidly secured flat upon the upper flange of each, is an internally geared rim l0, which, as

shown, is reducedin thickness from a point adjacent the gear vteeth to the periphery, affording a fiat bearing face 11, adjacent the periphery, and an upstanding wall or rib l12, facing outwardly, as shown more clearly in, Fig. 15.

Brackets 13, are rigidly bolted to the circle frame above each of said carriages and ear wheels,and integral with which is an integral projecting stud shaft 14, on which is journaled a roller 15, against which the peripheral flat tread surface of the gear bears upwardly, and against the inner face .of which the outwardly. facing upright wall or shoulder 12, of the gear bears outwardly. Rigidly secured on each of said revolving carrig/ges' land extending longitudinally of the machine, are parallel beams 16 and 17, which are arranged in pairs on each side of the center of said carriages, and as shown in Fig. 11, consist of channel bars fitted into said revolving carriages and in the same Yplane therewith. Rigidly secured. on said beams are downwardly extending brackets 18, arranged' in alineinent, and through which extends a bearing sleeve 19, for the driving axle. Fitted upon the outer end is an enlarged casing 20, as shown in Figs. 3

and 11 substantially spherical in form, and o0.

in the outer face of which a removable cap or plug 21, 1s screwed to afford access to the interlor of the axis thereof. J ournaled -within said sleeve are the alined axle sections 22, the outer end of each of which is angular, and on which is secured a driving Vshaft sections, and hence requires no description.

Mounted on the deck 25, of the machine, is an engine, shown as an internal combustion engine 2, which may be a multiple cylinder' opposed engine, or any device capable of furnishing power for the machine, but, as shown, a center compression multiple cylinder opposed engine, having balance wheels 28, at one end of each of its crank shafts 29, and-gear wheels 30, at the other. Said gear wheels mesh with the idle gear wheels 31, which in turn mesh with a gear wheel 32, secured upon a shaft journaled in a bracket or bearing 33, secured on the deck of the machine. The opposite end of said shaft is provided with a gear wheel 34, of somewhat larger size.

Extending centrally and longitudinally of the. main frame, and journalcd 011 said frame and in the ring frames, and above the carriage and the `gear thereon, is a main shaft 35, and rotatably mounted thereon is a gear wheel 3G, as `shown in Fig. 5, and adapted to be engaged thereto by means of a. clutch 37, slidably engaged on said shaft, as shown inFig. 2. Said shaft at or near the center of each of said circle frames, passes through a gear casing 38, which is rigidly secured at the center of each carriage by bolting to thel sills 6 and 7. Said gear casing is provided with a central, downwardly directed sleeve 39, into which a bracket sleeve 40, lits, as shown in Fig. 11,

and which is rigidly secured by bolting or otherwise, to the differential casing 41, for said shaft.

A vertical shaft 42, is journaled at its lower end in said bracket 40, and is provided with a bevclgear 43, which meshes with the .large bevel driving gear 44, for the differential, and rigidlysecured on the upwardly directed, elongated hub of the pinion 43, is an upwardly facing bevel gear 45. Rotatably mounted upon said main driving shaft 35, are bevel pinions 46 and 47, which mesh with opposite sides of the bevel gear 45, to permit said bevel gear to be driven in either direction, and a double ended clutch member 48, is splined upon said shaftl and adapted to engage lthe complemental clutch member afforded by the hubs of said pinions, as shown in Fig. 12.

mxtending laterally through the gear casing 38, above the shaft 35, is a tubular shaft 49, provided with a crank arm 50, at its outer end, and at its inner end provided with a yoke 51, which engages the said double ended clutch 48, to shift, the same l vigil', is asieeve 56, on which arernounted 1n-.

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tndinally or therncin drivingF shaft to enage` either end of said clutch with the cor the sleeve for thev dierential shaft between thebraclrcts i8, therefor, as shown in Fig.

tegrally connected vupwardly vand :downwardly' directed spring-.brackets or yokes 5j sind 58in which cire .rigidly www@ wt meu' middle? @he llper SQriag 59, and the' lowespring 60, the `upper ends ot' which extend over the rounded bers el and 62, respectively, arranged one above the other and extending transversely through the respective pairs of brackets, therei'f'orm The lower ends of seid springs are engaged in upper and lower spring clamps G3 end lid, and journsie'd in which are the tuhuler disk shaft sections 65, which, as shown, are provided with peripheral llanges 66, at their inner abutting ends, es shown in 26, and 'which are engaged together by ineens of s centrally divided annular housing 6?,

Acomprising .members bolted to inclose said flanges, but to permit tree simultaneous or independent rotation thereof. tl'irough scid tubular shaft 65, is an inner tuhulsr shaft lid, which extends tor the .entire length thereof', end is provided' with flanged nuts 69,"thiended thereinto, and which bear against the outer ends olf said tubular shaft sections, 85, and togetherl with the construction before described, sustains any transiilerse stresses to which the disk shats niet" be subjected.

Rigidly secured on `the sectioned dishl shafts 65, oneach sidev of the center thereof, and preferably spaced equal distances apart, arereletively .thin concaved plowing disks ot large diameter, indicated on the respective shafts. :for convenience by 7?, 7l, and 2, although said' dislr may or may not be identicslin torni, size and construction as preferred. Said'dislrs support the machine vand afford the trsc'tive ineans therefor as Well as the soil stirringr or plowing means.

its shown, the central gang of disks Y1, or that mounted upon the central circle trame, is so connected with its circle frame es to permit the depth of cut thereof to be varied et the 'will ofthe operator. For this purpose, e Winch shaft 73, is journaled below the circle trarne on the beams 16 end 1'?,

vsheaves 82, and drums ill- Extending" before described, on said central circle frame, correspending'` in position with the brackets at, before described., on the 'iront and rear circle trarne, and secured on each end thereof between said besins is a greeted drum -l, as shown in et, 7, and rfi suitable housing 75, is secured on the upper end of the springs 59 and SO, below said circle frame, and provided with arms 76, which extend to, and are pivotslly connected with the spring clamps 57 and 58, to hold said housing in. place. The spring' clamp 77, on said dish shaft for the lower end or said springs, is constructed as he fore described with relerence to the spring clamps 63 and (Se, except that en integral arm 78, extends upwardly therefrom and is provided with e transverse head 79, con nected'with each end of whichis an e bolt or cable stop 80, to which is engaged the cables S1', which extend over idle shesves 82,

suitably joinrnaledl between the beams 1G and 17, and thence lead downwardly a pluu ralitr of times'around the drums 7st, on the Winch shaft 73. The ends thereof are connected on said housing 75, as shown in Figs. 9 and 13. llreiierably s'spring 4tension device is connected in said cable between the lor purpose, each of seid cables is constructed in two parts, and the ends thereof between said sheaves and drinn are connected respectively upon :t yoke 83, the parallel arms of which are directed toi'srd the drums, sind are connected stillen-extremities by a cenjtral apertured plate Sli, through which eirtcnds s bar on which, Within said grohe, is engaged a strong spiral spring 86, one end of which is engaged on the inner end or said bar, and the other end oit which. beers against said plate Se, as shown in Fig. d. Seid bar is provided at its outer end with an equalizing transverse head 87, with which the other ends or' seid cables '(or those directed around the drums) are connected, so that a yielding tension is at all times exerted on the cables intermediate said sheaves and drum. As shown also, e chain `88, is connected With a transverse benin 891,"v on the circle frame, and at its 7 the circle frame. Rigidly secured on the l upper end -oiE seid Worin shaft is e gear reo rectly above said beams, are two inwardly wheel 95, which meshes with an idle gear wheel 96, rotatably secured upon the stem lor sleeve of the gear casing 39. At the opposite side of the' gear' casing a beam 97, is secured transversely on said beams 6 and '7, of the main frame, and splined to slide upon the main driving shaft 35, and difacing bevel friction wheels 98, as shown in Fig, 16, which arev rigidly connected together, and provided at one end thereof with a {ianged hub 99, about which is 'eny gaged a sleeve 100, having a recess therein for said flange, and which is provided with oppositely directed pins or lugs 101, to receive the yoke of a shifting lever 102, shown in Fig. 7. A rod 103, is connected with the extremity of said lever,the end of which to be engaged by either. Rigidly secured on the elongated `hub 110, thereof, is a pinion 111, as shown in Figs. 12 and 16, which yat meshes With .the gear wheel 96. This construction permits the winch shaft to be rotated in either direction by means of the driving shaft, the direction, of course, being dependent upon which (if either) of the bevel frictions 98, are engaged.

Means are provided for rotating the revolubleA carriages in the respective circle frames independently. For this purpose, shafts 112, extend transversely each of said circle frames directly abovev said rotatable car` riages and extend through the tubular shafts 49. Rigidly secured on each side of each circle frame, is a bracket 113, having a casing 114, rigidly secured thereon, and which communicates with a casing-115, in which the ends of said shafts 112, are journaled, and in which is provided a worm 116. Journaled centrally in the casing 114, is an upright tubular shaft 117, upon the upper end of which, within said cas1ng,`is provided a wormrgear 118, which meshes withhsaid worm and on the lower end oflwhich 1s secured a pinion 119, which meshes with the gear wheel 10, secured upon the rotatable carriage., Ri'gidly secured on .said shaft 112, adjacent the centrall gear casing, is a.

sprocket wheel 120.

lSplined upon the driving shaft 35, in each `of said revoluble carriages, is a double, in-

wardly facing bevel friction wheel 121, and extending transversely the beams 6, and `7, above the same, is a beam 122, secured on which is a downwardly directed bracket v123,

in which is journaled a shaft 124, extending ata right angle with the main driving shaft in each of said carriages, and having rigidly secured on one end thereof a bevel friction 125, which projects between said bevel friction wheels 121, and is adapted to be engaged by either.

At the opposite end of said shaft is pro-v vided a sprocket wheel 126, and a chain 127, is trained about the same in each of said revolving carriages, and about the sprocket wheel 120, on the shaft 112. A suitable yoke 128, is engaged on the hubiof the double friction wheel 121, on the main driving shaft, to slide the same in either direction thereon, so that either may engage the bevel friction 125, thereby rotating the carriage therefor in either direction, dependent upon I the friction wheel engaged.

The levers, indicated by 129, 130, and 131, for the respective carriages, are connected by means of rods 132, 133, and 134, with the crank arms 135, 136 and 137, each secured upon a rotative upright shaft concentric ,with the-shaft 105, and adapted to be actuated by the hand wheels 138, 139 and 140, to admit of adjusting said carriages by the rotation thereof independently. As shown, the main clutch 37 for the main driving gear 36, or that whereby the power of the engine is communicated to the main driving shaft 35, is actuated by a lever 141, as shown in Fig. 2, which is connected by means of. a rod 142, with an actuating lever 143, provided with a segment and detentl in a familiar manner, as shown in Figs. 23 and 24.

As shown, a metallic casing 145, incloses the sprocket wheels 23, on the respective differential shafts, and the sprocket-wl1eels146, complemental therewith, secured on the shaft 6 5, for each gang of disks, as well as thesprocket chains 147, therefor, and a bearing member 148, is journaled centrally in the end of said casing, and the disk shaft 65, is eccentrically journaled in each of said bearing members, as shown in Fig. 9. 'A lever 149, isengaged on said bearing member, and 1 is provided with a detent 150, adapted to engage in a notched segment 151, to lold said bearing member in adjusted position, so that said 'casings serve in lieu of distance rods and by means thereof the tension of the driving chains 147, may be adjusted as desired.

The operation is as follows: The drive of the engine is delivered to the driving shaft 35, through the medium of the gear wheel 34, Y which meshes directly with the gear wheel 36, on said main shaft, and which is engaged thereto by means of a clutch 37, to drive said shaft always` in the same direction. Through the medium of the gear train within the casing 38, and differential gearing, including the double ended clutch 48,

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steering means at vthe other end of the machine, yieldingly supported power driven plowing means carried on the trame near the middle thereof, and mechanism for adjusting the same on said body te vary the depth of cut or to support the same above j the cut.

5.' In a machine of the Aclass described a main frame, front and rear supporting, steering and propelling plowing means, a main driving shaft', means operated thereby for rotating said propelling means, means for adjusting said propelling and steering means beneath the main frame in steering, central and yieldingly supported plowing means similar 1n construction to said front concave vdisks of large diameter rigidly se-` credv on said `shafts at short intervals apart, operative connections with the main shaft for driving said disk shafts in plowing, individual clutches and driving connections for rotating said carriages and the disks vthereon horizontally beneath the frame,A

power operated means for projecting the central disk shaft downwardly to vary the cut thereof, land adjustable spring tension means for yieldingly holding said central disk` shaft to its adjusted position.

7. In a device of the class described a body, turntables mounted at each end thereof and intermediate thevends and all in longitudinal alinement along the central longitudinal axis of said body, al power plant mounted on said body, connections between the same and each "of said turntables to operate the same independently of one another, and a pair of plow\ disk gangs mounted beneath each of said turntables, each of said gangs driven independently of theoothers and each pair adjustable with the respective turntable to which said pair is connected.

8. 'In `amachine` of the class described a body, rotative traction`and steering means at the oppositel ends thereof, means yieldingly supporting the body thereon, a motor on the body, a shaft driven thereby and operatively connecter. to drive said propelling and steering means, a turntable adapted to be turned lby power from said motor supported upon tL e body intermediate the ends thereof, plowing means yieldably mounted on said turntable, power operated means for vertically adjusting the same thereon to Vary the cut, power operated mechanism for horizontally adjusting the same to vary the angle of cut, and reversing mechanisms adapting said machine to operate with equal facility in either direction and laterally.

9. In a machine of the class described embracing abody, a rotative carriage at each end thereof and one intermediate the ends all similarly constructed, a gang of concave disks of large diameter beneath each carriage, means jfieldingly connecting the canriage thereon to support said body, mechanism for adjusting one of said gangs of disks vertically independently of the others, independent mechanisms for varying the angularity of said gangs of disks with reference to the main frame of the body independently, independent driving connections for each of said gangs of disks, and mechanisms for independently reversing the drives of said disks.

10. In a machine of the class described a main frame, three rotative carriages journaled therebeneath and arranged respectively at each end and at the middle 0fsaid main frame, a rotative gang shaft yieldingly engaged with, and supporting said carriages and of a length greater than the width of the machine and offset from the center of each of said carriages, concave plowing disks of large size secured'thereon, power connections for rotating said gang shafts and disks to propel the machine, an power operated mechanism for rotating the respective carriages to adjust said gangs of disks relatively the main frame to permit of propelling the machine longitudinally of the main frame or propelling the same laterally of the main frame in said latter adjustment, two of said gang disks capable of being swung beneath one side of the main frame and slightly out of. alinement therewith, and the other of said gangs capable of being swung oppositely and beneath the other side of the main frame and slightly out of alinement therewith, to permit the machine to operate for substantially the entir length thereof in plowing or turning the soi 11. In a device of the class described a frame, "a power plant thereon, turntables supporting said frame at each end thereof, a turntable journaled beneath said frame intermediate the ends thereof, brackets secured on said turntables, a countershaft journaled diametrically beneath said turntables and adapted to be driven from said power plant, springs engaged in said brackets and bearing'on said conntcrshaft, and a plurality of gang plows journaled at the ends of said springs and connected to be driven by said driven countershafts.

12. In a device of the class described a frame, a power plant thereon, a plurality of turntables iournaled beneath said frame to' support, the same, a differential drive shaft journaled diametricaliy on Said turntables7A connections to drive the same from said power plant, gang plows journaled beneath. ,said turntables and oset from the v center thereof1 means maintaining the same in parallel rleation with said countershafts, driving 'connections between said gang plowsand said countershafts, and springs onnected on said turntables and engaglng amid eountershafts and said gang plows to ALBERT E. oooK. THOMAS VAN TELL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr., GEORGE R. MOORE. 

